If you’re reading this, you know that the Seattle Sounders are hours (maybe moments, depending on when you’re seeing it), away from doing something no other MLS team has ever done. They’re about to kick off against giants of Egyptian football Al Ahly SC as MLS’s first-ever participant in the Club World Cup. It’s an honor for the club, and also an opportunity.
If you’re reading this, you also aware that the Sounders are underdogs. No need to fear, though. As Dave Clark pointed out, this is a position from which this club has found their greatest successes, from the very beginning of their MLS era to qualifying for this very tournament as the first MLS winners of the Concacaf Champions League.